Monthly Archives: March 2014

Spring football is kicking into high gear across the Northwest. Washington is back at practice after taking a break for finals. WSU began practice on Thursday. Oregon and Oregon State begin next week. Here’s a quick overview of what’s going on with each team: WSU spring practice hill help decide five key position battles, the […]

Vancouver’s Garrett Grayson will learn from some of the best in the business. The Colorado State junior has been invited to the Manning Passing Academy, an invitation extended to the top collegiate quarterbacks in the nation. “Just got a phone call from Archie Manning n have been officially invited 2 the Manning Passing Academy. Very […]

Clark County football players Ashton Clark and Steven Forgette showed their skills to pro scouts Wednesday at Eastern Washington’s pro day. The pair were among 10 Eastern seniors to take part. Click here to see how they performed is various drills. Clark, a Heritage grad, was Eastern’s leading receiver this past season, compiling 1233 receiving […]

Here’s a bit of reading material as UW begins its second week of spring practice. The other Pac-12 schools in the Northwest begin later this month. WSU’s Mike Leach likes the idea of an NCAA early signing period. While Stanford’s David Shaw hates the idea. Bleacher Report says tight end Johnny Mundt will be the […]

Three practices in, the most interesting news nugget from the University of Washington’s spring session has been Shaq Thompson. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker may see some time at running back next season, according to UW coach Chris Petersen. Thompson was an outstanding running back at Grant High School in Sacramento. Over his final two seasons, […]

The wind and rain were loud enough to wake me up for the second night in a row. And it doesn’t look like it’s getting much better out there. So cozy up with a hot caffeinated beverage for a football fix. UW’s second spring practice took place this morning. Tweets from the beat writers indicate […]

The NCAA rules committee has reportedly shelved the 10-second rule that would have slowed college offenses. We all know it was championed by Nick Saban to combat up-tempo offenses, which Northwest football fans have seen at Oregon for years. But the proposal struck a nerve with many college coaches who have adopted up-tempo offenses, including […]

Unfortunately for Chris Petersen, legal matters overshadowed his first spring practice leading the University of Washington football team. Peterson announced Tuesday that senior linebacker and two-year team captain John Timu will be suspended for the first two weeks of spring practice. The suspension comes just over a week after Timu faced a misdemeanor charge of […]

I guess the designers at Nike tailored the Oregon football uniforms for athletic 20-year-olds. Still, Bill Cosby was quite the athlete in his days at Temple. Micah RiceColumbian Sports Editor Micah Rice is the author of Tailgate Talk: College football from a Clark County perspective.

The dawn of spring means one thing: Only six months until football returns. Before that, we get an appetizer as college football spring practices get under way. Over the next two months, Northwest football teams will break in new coaches, new players and treat fans to some live hitting in each program’s annual spring game. […]